Twin boys talking to each other…

This has been all over the news this week.  If you haven’t watched this, it’s a must see…

Elizabeth Taylor

I read yesterday where they are going to auction off Elizabeth Taylor’s jewels.  Now today, they are going to put her unpublished love letters up for auction.

It’s like the vultures are circling already and the poor woman has only been dead a few days.  Greed is a terrible thing…

Seniors Texting Code

ATD.At The Doctors. BFF..Best Friend Fell. BTW..Bring the Wheelchair. BYOT..Bring Your Own Teeth. FWIW..Forgot Where I Was. GGPBL.Gotta Go Pacemaker Battery Low. GHA..Got Heartburn Again. IMHAO..Is My Hearing-Aid On. LMDO..Laughing My Dentures Out. OMMR..On My Massage Recliner. OMSG ..Oh My! Sorry, Gas. ROFLACGU..Rolling On Floor Laughing And Can't Get Up. TTYL.Talk To You Louder.

Elizabeth Taylor and those violet eyes...

Now I've looked at a ton of ET pictures this week, and for the life of me, her eyes never look violet to me.  Her lipstick in this picture looks violet, but the eyes look rather hazel.

I just don't see it.  Am I having a senior moment here, or do some of you have trouble seeing it, also?

 

 

Elizabeth Taylor

Everybody has a favorite Elizabeth Taylor movie, mine has always been Cat On a Hat Tin Roof. The year was 1958, and she was an absolutely gorgeous woman. Younger readers, watch this trailer, now this was a real movie star. RIP ET, you were the queen...

Jan’s Find of the Week, Sunday Saver

These finds of the week are kind of hit and miss with me, to be honest, I forget about them.  Old brain, you know.  Anyhoo, this is a good fine for you, it’s all the different weekly newspaper ads, condensed on one page.  You’re going to like this one, girlfriends, it’s a goodie…

Here’s the click>>>

Do you know what’s in your bottle of Downy?

You know that bottle of Downy Fabric Softener you have sitting on your shelf in your utility room?  The same Downy that, if you’re like me, you’ve used forever.  Do you know what one of the active ingredients is?  It’s animal fat!  Seriously, “dihydrogenated tallow dimenthyl ammonium chloride:  A derivitive of rendered fat from cattle sheep and horses.”

Isn’t that totally disgusting?  That’s why it makes it so soft, it’s grease doing that!  And that’s why the automatic dispenser gets all gunked up, it’s grease doing that, too!

LC told me this, and I didn’t believe him, but when I Googled it, sure enough, he was right.  So I owe him one for this little tidbit of information.  Bet I made your day, too, huh.  You’ll never look at that bottle of Downy quite the same again….

Happy St. Paddy's Day from Maxine...

 

 

 

 

Abby at the park….

Lindsay and her friend, Kristen, took their kids to the park today. Those little legs are getting so long...

Seana's Salsa Deviled Eggs

My friend, Seana, emailed me after she read the post about my deviled eggs, and shared her favorite recipe with me.  You can find it on Jan CAN Cook, it's a must try here, next week for sure.  Thanks Seana, this sounds awesome, lots better than those awful things I made yesterday!

I think I've been watching too much FoodTV

I don't know why I'm so addicted to FoodTV,  I don't even like most of the chefs.  I use that term loosely, because most of these people are celebritiy wannabe's, not real chefs, well except for my beloved Barefoot Contessa, that is.  And I do enjoy Paula Deen, even though I've become a closet Paula Deen watcher in the last few years, since just about everybody I know, except for my buddy V,  can't stand her.  But I like her grissly husband, who is so uncomfortable on the show it's funny, and she does love her boys, you have to give her that.  Plus the woman is a southern cook, which is near and dear to yours truly, so yeah, I admit it, I like Paula Deen.  So there!

But you all know how much I detest the Neely's.  That stupid man prancing around, going "baby, baby, baby" just works on my last nerve.  And Giada DeLaurentis must weigh all of ninety pounds soaking wet, and I have never trusted a skinny cook.  Plus the way she overpronounces italian words just drives me round the bend!   Rachel Ray with her annoying giggle is just so butch that she is a total turn-off, and then there are the recipes.  You have to wonder where all of these recipes come from anyway.  Do these "chefs" think all these things up, day after day after day.  Of course not, they probably just show up, read the recipe that somebody puts in front of them and start cooking.

However, due to all of this FoodTV watching, I tend to experiment more, and not always with good results.  Sometimes the old ways are better, but the people on FoodTV can't cook the samo samo every day,  so they come up with new twists, and of course, I fall right into the trap of trying them.

Yesterday I made deviled eggs.  Now I've been making deviled eggs for forty years now, a little Miracle Whip, a healthy squirt of Plochmann's mustard, salt and lots of fresh cracked pepper,  whirl all the yolks and the MW in the food processor, plop them into the cooked egg whites, sprinkle with paprika, sometimes chives, and voila, deviled eggs.

So why didn't I just do that yesterday?  I make yummy deviled eggs, but oh no, after seeing some yayhoo making them on FoodTV, I decided to do it their way.  I substituted Ranch Dressing for the mayo, and not even regular ranch, this was my tofu ranch, oh I don't even want to go there.  But anyway, I used horseradish mustard and dusted them with smoked paprika.  Hubby was a trooper, he said they tasted "pretty good" but let's face it, they tasted awful!  Sometimes you just don't mess with perfection.

Now if I would have taken a mini walk on the wild side and crumbled bacon on top, instead of using that tofu ranch dressing, they would have been fantastic, instead the darned things taste like a smokehouse with all that smoked paprika on there.  Will I ever learn?  Probably not, I do love to watch FoodTV when I cook.  So tonight I'm going to stir-fry bean sprouts with soy sauce and a little sesame oil.  Will that go with a burger, ya think?  Of course not, now I have to come up with some asian hamburger recipe if that's even possible.  This should be interesting, wonder what old man Neely would do with this idea!!!  Egads, I can't stand to even think about him - "baby, baby, baby!!!!"

Sunday dinner at Grandma's...

I have wonderful memories of Sunday dinner's at grandma's.  Regardless of what was going on in our lives or how busy we were, we always took the time to spend Sunday with grandma.  There were always cousins to play with, great food to eat, lots of family around, those were such special days, little did I realize at the time.

Sometimes I talk with friends that have their families nearby, and I wonder if they realize how lucky they are, just to have them stop in for a vist.  There is just something special about Sunday, it's a day for families, but today's families are so scattered, that a lot of us don't have that opportunity.  So we enjoy what we have, and look forward to the times we can all be together, but sometimes it tugs at the heartstrings, when the house is quiet, nobody is here, and no good smells are coming from the kitchen.

So I'll make dinner for hubby and I, and as enjoyable as it will be, it's just not the same as if they were all here.

~ jan, feeling a bit nostalgic this chilly March Sunday...

Shelley Fabares, then and now...

Law-dee, a picture is worth a thousand words...

I found these pictures  after viewing this old Annette Funicello wedding video...

61 year old with a zit. Why???

There was an old girl

Who had a zit…

Right in the middle of her nose.

It did no good to to do lament

or heaven forbid sit and cry

‘Cause zits don’t go away til’ you die!

Instead she slathered on the concealer

And spritzed lots of scent on her

So if you can’t bear to look at her

Maybe you will at least enjoy her odor.

THE END…

Cuisinart Single Serve Brewing System, my latest trick...

If you're a regular reader, you know that I bought the Cuisinart Single Serve Brewing System last December and have been thrilled with the quality, the coffee choices, yada yada yada.

Yeah, I know you're tired of hearing about this. But, today when I stopped by Bed Bath & Beyond to pick up some iced tea k-cups, only to find that they don't stock them until closer to spring, I had a brainstorm.  I have this reusable coffee filter that stores in the side of the machine, and is easy to fill with coffee if you don't want to buy the k-cups, why am I not brewing iced tea with this?  Duh, senior brain!!!!

So, I came home, I had Lipton loose tea in the pantry, so I opened the box, scooped a coffee scoop of tea, put it in the reusable filter, and after using the rinse cycle in the Brewing System, I brewed a cup of tea.  It worked great!  So then I ran it again, the second cup was not quite as strong, since I didn't put in fresh tea leaves, but still good.

So that's my latest trick, one scoop of tea leaves brews enough for hubby and I to both have a tall glass of iced tea for lunch.  No waste, and if we want it later in the day, it's simple to brew it again.

No getting out my Mr. Coffee iced tea maker, no boiling water, and steeping tea for 5 minutes, this works fantastic.

You're probably wondering why I would have loose tea in my pantry, nobody buys loose tea anymore.  I bought it for the Mr. Coffee Iced Tea Maker, but i don't see why you couldn't take a tea bag or two, push them into the k-cup dispenser, or rip them open and pour the tea leaves into the dispenser.

So, if any of you have this wonderful machine, or are thinking about buying one, this is another trick for you.

Here's a video so that you can see how it works for yourself...

Old ladies crossing the street…

This is so funny.  I can just see Hooterville and myself doing this in a few years to alleviate boredom in our old(er) age…

Instant nose job….

I’m watching Hoda and Kathie Lee this morning, there is this woman demonstrating an appliance that you put in your nose that gives you the appearance of having a nose job.  It lifts your nose without surgery.

Now I’m either getting really old, or this is just totally bat shit crazy!  What happens when you sneeze or blow your nose?  Imagine the possibilities…

Nice ‘n Easy Color Blend Foam

I saw this advertised on television last night.  Looks good to me, so much easier, especially since you apply it to all of your hair, not just the roots.  I’m hoping that my favorite Nice ‘n Easy color (103) will be available in this foam.

Well, I just checked their site, they don’t have 103.  Grrrrrr, so it looks like it will have to be either 8, 9 or 8G.  This stuff is  never simple.  103 is a shade that works well for me, and now I’m going to have to try something else.  Here’s the chart, see if any of these colors will work for you.

Don’t you just love YouTube?  They have a video for everything.  Give this a watch, it might be just what you’re looking for, too…

Charlie Sheen for Halloween...

 

Finally, something to laugh about.  That guy is such a douchebag, shame on him and his  sorry excuse of a life!

Living on a fixed income, am I missing something?

I see all of these silly commercials with the preppy looking gray haired senior citizens, and they are all talking about living on a “fixed income.”  I find this sooooo annoying.

Don’t most people live on a fixed income?  You go to work, you get the same amount of money in your paycheck every week, isn’t that a fixed income?

Why is it you never see any overweight thirty year olds talking about living on a “fixed” income.  Or better yet, why no upwardly types talking about it?  I can’t figure out if it’s just a buzz word, or if it’s a put down. 

~ Jan, being very testy tonight…